Armando Caballero López, a glory of Villa Clara medicine

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Keywords:

historical personality, biography, contributions

Abstract

Introduction: for several years, historical research has been conducted to provide evidence for future generations of the events and figures that represented the development of medicine and public health in the country. One of these representative figures in the development of revolutionary medicine in Villa Clara and Cuba is, without a doubt, the recently deceased Dr. Armando Caballero López.
Objective: to develop a life history of Dr. Armando Caballero López.
Methods: historical documentary and testimonial research was conducted. Theoretical and empirical methods, documentary analysis, and interviews were used with the subject, as well as with family members and colleagues. Methodological triangulation was carried out to arrive at integrative considerations.
Results: a life history of Dr. Armando Caballero López was developed that captures, in the most concrete way possible, his long political and professional career and his main contributions.
Conclusions: Dr. Armando Caballero López can be considered among the great figures of Cuban revolutionary medicine; his contributions to the scientific and professional development of medical sciences, and in particular to intensive care medicine, demonstrate this.

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Author Biographies

Ibet Muñoz Ruiz, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara

Bachelor of Education. Master of Science in Cuban History and Culture. Assistant Professor. Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences.

Félix Yaniel Lóriga Caballero, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara

Fourth-year medical student. Non-graduate Psychiatry Instructor

José Ramón Ruiz Hernández, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara

Doctor of Medicine. 2nd Degree Specialist in Healthcare Organization and Administration. Doctor of Health Sciences. Full Professor and Consultant. Assistant Researcher. President of the Scientific Degree Committee. Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences

References

1- Entrevistas realizadas al Profesor Dr. Armando Caballero López. Santa Clara; 2017

2- Expediente laboral del Dr. Armando Caballero López. Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”. Santa Clara; 2025.

3- Expediente docente del Dr. Armando Caballero López. Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”. Santa Clara; en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara; 2025.

4- Archivo personal del Doctor Armando Caballero López facilitados por su esposa Nancy Font Gutiérrez y sus hijos Armando David y Jorge Alain Caballero Font. Santa Clara; 2025.

5- Dos santaclareños extraordinarios cuentan sus historias de vida. La Habana; 2017. Disponible en: http://mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu/mesa-redonda/2017/12/11/dos-santaclarenos-extraordinarios-cuentas-sus-historias-de-vida-video/

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Published

2025-06-15

How to Cite

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Muñoz Ruiz I, Lóriga Caballero FY, Ruiz Hernández JR. Armando Caballero López, a glory of Villa Clara medicine. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 15 [cited 2025 Sep. 8];19(1):e2294. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/e2294

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Vol. 19 (2025): PUBLICACIÓN CONTINUA

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Special Articles

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